Every so often, a role comes along that every actress seems desperate to land. Recently, there was Lisbeth Salander, the main character in
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," (which went to
Rooney Mara) and
"The Hunger Game's" Katniss Everdeen (
Jennifer Lawrence won the role).

The next "it" role? The female lead in
"The Fighter" director
David O. Russell's next film
"The Silver Linings Playbook." The role is a depressed woman who goes on a sexual spree after her husband dies. This leads her to a man (
Mark Wahlberg) who has suffered a mental collapse and is looking to find the silver linings in his life.

THR
has a list of the young actresses testing for the role (starting today and going into the weekend). Mara and Lawrence are once again in the mix for a coveted role, while Lawrence's "Hunger Games" co-star
Elizabeth Banks is also in the running.